Someone descended from Nehel(?), first mentioned at Jer.29.24 § Nehelamite = "he of the dream" the designation of a false prophet Shemaiah taken into captivity to Babylon; name is formed from his native place or his progenitor
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H5161 — נֶחֱלָמִי
ne.che.la.mi · Nehelam · Hebrew/Aramaic
3 tagged verse occurrences
Jeremiah 29:24 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֖י[Thus] shalt thou also speak to Shemaiah the Nehelamite, saying,Jeremiah 29:31 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִ֑יSend to all them of the captivity, saying, Thus saith the LORD concerning Shemaiah the Nehelamite; Because that Shemaiah hath prophesied unto you, and I sent him not, and he caused you to trust in a lie:Jeremiah 29:32 · הַנֶּחֱלָמִי֮Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will punish Shemaiah the Nehelamite, and his seed: he shall not have a man to dwell among this people; neither shall he behold the good that I will do for my people, saith the LORD; because he hath taught rebellion against the LORD.